Metallolophia arenaria

Metallolophia arenaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in China (Hunan, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan) and Taiwan.[2]

Metallolophia arenaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Metallolophia
Species:
M. arenaria
Binomial name
Metallolophia arenaria
(Leech, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachyodes arenaria Leech, 1889
  • Pachyodes arenaria
  • Pseudoterpna arenaria
  • Hypochroma danielaria Oberthür, 1913

References
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  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Catalogue of Life - China Node


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